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FAA Launch Operator License

Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Issuing SpaceX a Launch License for an In-flight Dragon Abort Test, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida, August 2019 (PDF)
Draft Environmental Assessment for Issuing SpaceX a Launch License for an In-flight Dragon Abort Test, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida, November 2018 (PDF, 39.9 MB)
Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Issuing a Reentry License to SpaceX for Landing the Dragon Spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico, August 2018 (PDF, 16.4 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact for Boost-back and Landing of Falcon Heavy Boosters at Landing Zone-1, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, November 2017 (PDF)
Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Issuing a License to LauncherOne, LLC for LauncherOne Launches at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Kern County, California, July 2017 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact For Blue Origin's Orbital Launch Site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, April 13, 2017 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact for Boost-back and Landing of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust First Stage at Iridium Landing Area, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California and Offshore Landing Contingency Option, November 30, 2016 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact for The Orbital/Sub-Orbital Program, November 10, 2016 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact for Multi-Use of Launch Complex 39A and 39B, John F Kennedy Space Center, FL, November 7, 2016 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact for Boost-back and Landing of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust First Stage at SLC-4 West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California and Offshore Landing Contingency Option (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact for Issuing or Modifying Launch Licenses for Orbital Sciences ATK Antares 200 Launch Vehicle at Wallops Flight Facility, March 9, 2016 (PDF)
US Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion to Accompany the SEA (PDF)
NASA Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Antares 200 Configuration Expendable Launch Vehicle at Wallops Flight Facility
Finding of No Significant Impact for Issuing or Modifying Launch Licenses for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Falcon Launch Vehicle Landings at Landing Complex-1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, December 4, 2015 (PDF)
SpaceX Texas Launch Site Final Environmental Impact Statement
Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for Issuing a Launch License to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. for the Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, March 5, 2014 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for Issuing Launch and Reentry License to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. for Falcon 9 Commercial Launch Operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, October 23, 2013 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for Issuing Launch and Reentry Licenses to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy Commercial Launch Operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, March 12, 2013 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact for Launch Operator License for Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles at Vandenberg Air Force Base, August 12, 2011 (PDF)
Record of Decision for issuing, renewing, or modifying Launch Operator Licenses for Launch Vehicles covered under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program which includes Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Vandenberg Air Force Base, August 12, 2011 (PDF)
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact to Renew a Launch Operator License for Pegasus Expendable Launch Vehicles at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida February 25, 2011 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact to Renew a Launch Operator License for Delta II Expendable Launch Vehicles at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, February 25, 2011 (PDF)
Finding of No Significant Impact to Renew a Launch Operator License for Pegasus Expendable Launch Vehicles at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, February 18, 2011 (PDF)
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Pegasus Launches at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (PDF) (July 2009)
Final Environmental Assessment for the Site, Launch, Reentry and Recovery Operations at the Kistler Launch Facility, Nevada Test Site, April 2002
Note: This document is currently unavailable. To obtain a copy, contact Dan Czelusniak.
Kistler Launch Facility, Nevada Test Site Finding of No Significant Impact, April 29, 2002 (PDF)
Final Environmental Assessment for A Launch Operator License for Sea Launch Limited Partnership, Volume 1, July 20, 2001 (PDF)
Final Environmental Assessment for A Launch Operator License for Sea Launch Limited Partnership, Volume 2, July 20, 2001 (PDF)
- Sea Launch Limited Partnership – Launch Operator License Final Environmental Finding Document, July 26, 2001 (PDF)
Final Environmental Assessment for the Sea Launch Project, February 10, 1999 (PDF)